The settlements were granted on Tuesday by Judge Thomas Durkin in the Northern District of Illinois.
Buyers filed a lawsuit against the two in September, 2016, because they conspired to curtail production to get prices to rise.
Mar-Jac of Gainesville, Georgia, and Harrison of Bethlehem, Georiga, are among eight processors which have reached settlement agreements with direct purchaser plaintiffs totaling nearly $180.9 million.
Other settlements include Tyson Foods paying more than $79.3 million and Pilgrim’s paying $75 million.
